diff --git a/cabal.project b/cabal.project
index 0f91c7f..414c121 100644
--- a/cabal.project
+++ b/cabal.project
@@ -1,10 +1,2 @@
 packages: ./*.cabal
-if os(windows)
-    package sdl2
-        -- Disable searching with pkgconfig on Win, as a DLL is supplied instead
-        flags: -pkgconfig
-
-    package text
-        -- Disable use of SIMD, which makes text fails to build on Win + GHC 8.8.4
-        flags: -simdutf
 documentation: true
diff --git a/dice_setup.sh b/dice_setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbb3310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dice_setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Don't run if the sdl2_dice folder or cabal.project.local already exists
+if [ -d "sdl2_dice" ] || [ -f "cabal.project.local" ]; then
+    echo "sdl2_dice folder or cabal.project.local already exists."
+    echo "Please remove them before running this script."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Download the SDL2 2.30.6 libraries
+printf "\033[32minfo \033[0m Downloading SDL 2.30.6 libraries...\n"
+curl -OLsS https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/download/release-2.30.6/SDL2-2.30.6.tar.gz
+
+# Extract the SDL2 2.30.6 libraries
+printf "\033[32minfo \033[0m Extracting SDL 2.30.6 libraries...\n"
+tar -xzf SDL2-2.30.6.tar.gz
+
+# Remove the SDL2 2.30.6 tarball
+printf "\033[32minfo \033[0m Removing downloaded SDL2-2.30.6.tar.gz file...\n"
+rm SDL2-2.30.6.tar.gz
+
+# Create a build directory
+printf "\033[32minfo \033[0m Temporarily changing dir to SDL source dir...\n"
+cd SDL2-2.30.6 || (printf "\033[31mError: SDL2-2.30.6 folder not found.\033[0m\n" && exit 1)
+mkdir build
+cd build || (printf "\033[31mError: SDL2-2.30.6/build folder not found.\033[0m\n" && exit 1)
+
+printf "\033[32minfo \033[0m Configuring SDL2 to prepare build...\n"
+if ! output=$(../configure --prefix="$(pwd)/../../sdl2_dice" 2>&1); then
+    printf "\033[31mError configuring SDL2. Check sdl_build_log.txt for more information.\033[0m\n"
+    echo "$output" >> sdl_build_log.txt
+    exit 1
+fi
+printf "\033[32minfo \033[0m Building SDL2 libraries...\n"
+if ! output=$(make 2>&1); then
+    printf "\033[31mError building SDL2. Check sdl_build_log.txt for more information.\033[0m\n"
+    echo "$output" >> sdl_build_log.txt
+    exit 1
+fi
+printf "\033[32minfo \033[0m Copying built libraries to new sdl2_dice folder...\n"
+if ! output=$(make install 2>&1); then
+    printf "\033[31mError copying SDL2. Check sdl_build_log.txt for more information.\033[0m\n"
+    echo "$output" >> sdl_build_log.txt
+    exit 1
+fi
+# Remove log file if it exists because it was successful
+rm sdl_build_log.txt 2>/dev/null
+
+printf "\033[32minfo \033[0m Removing extracted SDL2-2.30.6 directory...\n"
+cd ../../
+rm -r SDL2-2.30.6
+
+# Create a cabal.project.local file
+printf "\033[32minfo \033[0m Creating cabal.project.local file...\n"
+cat <<EOF >> cabal.project.local
+package sdl2
+    flags: -pkgconfig
+    extra-lib-dirs: $(pwd)/sdl2_dice/lib
+    extra-include-dirs: $(pwd)/sdl2_dice/include/SDL2
+EOF
+
+printf "\033[32mSetup complete! Try running '\033[107m\033[30mcabal run\033[0m\033[32m' to build the project.\033[0m\n"
+printf "If you encounter problems, try asking on Discord.\n"
+
+
diff --git a/win_setup.bat b/win_setup.bat
index 4561987..24e659e 100644
--- a/win_setup.bat
+++ b/win_setup.bat
@@ -42,8 +42,14 @@ rem Create a cabal.project.local file containing the path to the local SDL2 libr
 echo.info  Creating cabal.project.local file...
 (
 echo.package sdl2
+echo.    -- Disable pkg-config, as we instead supply the path to the SDL2 libraries manually
+echo.    flags: -pkgconfig
+echo.    -- Supply the path to the local SDL2 libraries (must be absolute path)
 echo.    extra-lib-dirs: "%cd:\=\\%\\sdl2_win_mingw\\lib"
 echo.    extra-include-dirs: "%cd:\=\\%\\sdl2_win_mingw\\include\\SDL2"
+echo.package text
+echo.    -- Disable use of SIMD, which makes text fails to build on Win + GHC 8.8.4
+echo.    flags: -simdutf
 )>"cabal.project.local"
 echo Setup complete! Try running 'cabal run' to build the project.
-echo If you encounter problems, try asking Discord.
+echo If you encounter problems, try asking on Discord.